Average Palestinian Attacker Just 12-14 Years Old, IDF Colonel Says

IDF Colonel Yaniv Alaluf said that the average Palestinian attacker behind recent rock and firebomb attacks on Israeli drivers is only “12-14 years old,” Israel National News reported.

At a meeting in the Etzion region in Judea and Samaria, Alaluf met with residents to address concerns over the increase in rock and firebomb attacks on drivers in the region.

A report from Israel’s domestic security agency, the Shin Bet, revealed there were 90 attacks on Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria in April, up slightly from 101 in March. Most of these attacks were firebombs or the planting of roadside bombs, Haaretz reported.

Alaluf said many people beg soldiers not to arrest the teenage attackers “because they have tests in school the next day.”

Except that the kid in the photo is nowhere near 12. Change it to be accurate, maybe?

Twelve is, however, quite old enough to cause trouble. Remember when we were in 8th grade? How teaching 8th grade was considered the equivalent of combat duty? well, evidently it’s the same all over. And they definitely should arrest – the kids’ parents. For the kids, it’s a mark of being cool, but if the parents end up spending time in lockup, maybe they’ll make sure their kids confine their nationalist expression to shouting slogans instead of throwing things.